being partly frozen — went and skated on it." April, "All my amusement at present is trout-fishing, which, as they are in great plenty, is very enter- taining. The inhabitants have a droll way of catching shad, a fish I never saw in England." May 2, "An expedition being planned against the Indians under

be sold for two years and eight months; also a genteel riding chair, a tencord flat, with new sails and rigging and a fishing boat. Enquire of the printer." In the issue of August 14, 1740, there is a notice that "all persons who have suffered from the late enlistment of servants in Lancaster county

boundary trouble. - 1 A., 281. See list of Germans naturalized-see Act. - 4 St. L., 147. Most of them Lancaster County names-see same. - 4 St. L., 147. The Act for 300 f to build the Court House. - 4 St. L., 149. 1731 Complaint that Stephen Atkinson has dammed up the Conestoga Creek and the fish can not

worth keeping in mind as an aid in interpreting the history of the two counties mentioned. We are informed that General Braddock was long detained at Will's Creek on account of forage and provisions. Landing his troops in Virginia was said to be a most unfortunate step because neither provisions nor